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Dudes: back to the Sixties for these revellers posing for photographs

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Sun's out: and so are the crowds at the Notting Hill Carnival. Up to one million people are expected to attend

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Flipping heck: a Kinetika Bloco dancer takes to the air. Kinetika Bloco dancers wore pink, green and white costumes while a brass band played songs from The Clash's Rock the Casbah to Daft Punk's Get Lucky

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Keeping cool: a dancer in fancy dress shows her colours

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There's a wasp about: children dodge the insect as they wait for the parade to start

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Move it: dancers from charity Kinetika Bloco

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It's the seasoning: jerk chicken being cooked in preparation for the carnival hordes

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In the pink: members of Kinetika Bloco dance on the first day of the Notting Hill Carnival

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Just ribbon: a small girl gets ready to take part in the parade on Carnival Kid's day

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Boom time: massed drummers beat it out in Notting Hill

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Green day: one small performer holds up a very large costume

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The sun shone as Notting Hill Carnival exploded in a riot of colour and music. After fears that Europe's biggest street festival would be dampened by rain, the skies cleared as performers paraded through the streets of west London in bright costumes.